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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Reading values & looping | 10/5/2009 |
| Q: I have been trying to find help to create a simple(at least I think it is simple!) macro for sorting ... A: I am sure MACRO can be written but my first effort would be to avoid MACRO and achieve it by ... | |
| Macro Help | 10/4/2009 |
| Q: I am just learning the use of a macro. I need certain cells from sheet 1 to be posted on sheet ... A: You will need to -- Worksheets("Sheet1").Select Cells (i,j).select -- Replace i / j with your cell ... | |
| Excel macros | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: How to run a macro which is in a sheet from another sheet in the same work book? A: 1. Create a button and assign Macro. Click the button to run. 2. If you are using Excel 2003 or ... | |
| Can control toolbox check box data be manipulated into a pie chart? | 6/3/2009 |
| Q: I have already created a worksheet that has several checkboxes created from the control toolbox. ... A: Answer is yes. Check box results are linked to a cell. If you have not done it do it by maintaining ... | |
| regarding grid lines in excel Sheet | 6/1/2009 |
| Q: Sir, 1. How to insert gridline in one cell in Excel, nowadays we are applying gridlines to various ... A: Vinod, (1) Firstly, there is no cell A in excel. A is a column. The cells are specified as A1, B5 ... | |
| identifying duplicate data in Excel 2003 | 1/25/2009 |
| Q: I'm virtually a complete novice on excel, and need help. I have two columns of data A and B, and i ... A: There is no direct function to achieve this. However, it can be done through a procedure. In C1 ... | |
| excell vba macro to count consecutive blank cell | 1/25/2009 |
| Q: PLEASE FIRST TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR. YOU HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I need ... A: It is difficult to correct someone else's Macro. But if you do not mind, try using this one that I ... | |
| COMBINATIONS | 1/24/2009 |
| Q: VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR WORK CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH THE FOLLOWING CAN NOT FIND ANY ANSWER IN ... A: With my limited abilities of Excel, I think that this is not possible with excel functions and you ... | |
| Importing an existing Spreadsheet Macro to a new spreadsheet | 1/22/2009 |
| Q: I have two different Excel files that I have created and I want to merge the two. How can I import ... A: I have never really come across this... But my trials show one way. If it suits your requirement you ... | |
| Finding next avaliable row | 1/21/2009 |
| Q: I am very new to VBA and hardly worked on it... With the knowledge i have i have recorded a macrtp ... A: If you are sure that all your cells in Column A are non-Blank, then you can use something like- ... | |
| Formula | 1/20/2009 |
| Q: I really hope that you can help me with this: i am trying to keep up with the current volume. the ... A: A, I do not know the compulsions of maintaining the data in this manner. Is it not possible to ... | |
| Breking down lengths into stock lengths. | 1/20/2009 |
| Q: I have a spreadsheet that takes data from an AutoCad drawing and converts them into feet and inches ... A: As you would appreciate, Computer is a HIGH SPEED IDIOT. It can do exactly as you tell it to do. So ... | |
| Formula | 1/19/2009 |
| Q: How to split principal porting and interest portion from an EMI instalment? For example, by using ... A: Follow these steps- B2 = Original Loan Amount (In Rs.) B3 - Loan Rate (As 13%) B4 = Tenor in Months ... | |
| Excel Formula | 1/17/2009 |
| Q: I have an array of words say {cms, pda, visit, clinical, intake}. Now I have an excel sheet which ... A: STEP 1: Store your reference array in L1:L12 STEP 2: Have all your values (for checking in Column ... | |
| NEED HELP ASAP!!!! | 1/12/2009 |
| Q: i have a list of names and numbers all in a notepad document all the names and numbers gone one ... A: STEP 1 - Get the Note pad data in Excel Method 1 Start Excel File-Open (Ctrl-O) Browse for note pad ... | |
| selecting almost duplicate records | 1/12/2009 |
| Q: I have duplicate names and perhaps ages within a record set (e.g. name, age, score) but the scores ... A: Actually, I need more details of your worksheet. But I will try to visualize and answer- Column A - ... | |
| auto average in macro | 1/9/2009 |
| Q: I am wrting a macro and am wondering if it is possible to write an auto-average into the script ... A: Presuming you do not have any blank cells within the first cell and last cell, you may use i = ... | |
| restrictions in excel sheet for different user | 1/8/2009 |
| Q: Would it be possible to put a restriction to each sheet of 1 Excel file? I will be making a phone ... A: The way I think this can be done is by protecting Sheet1 ans Sheet2 with different passwords. FOR ... | |
| Calculate Elapsed Days | 1/8/2009 |
| Q: I am trying to calculate elapsed day between two dates only when there is a closed date in Column C. ... A: I presume you know the formula you want to use to get answer in C3. If I call it a formula, then in ... | |
| Comparing lists. | 11/19/2008 |
| Q: I've got two fairly long lists, one containing client information, one containing transaction ... A: (1) There is function called MATCH in excel but I think it will not serve your purpose. You can ... | |
| Excel Formula | 11/18/2008 |
| Q: Have been trying to come up with a formala that will return a list of contracts that are not renewed ... A: Sarah, I cannot think of a formula that can achieve this. I can attempt to write a MACRO if it is ok ... | |
| MS Excel help | 11/15/2008 |
| Q: How do I sort successive 30 numbers in a column and put them in separate new column. Like I have a ... A: Part Second: If you enter formula =AVERAGE(INDIRECT("A"&(ROW()-1)*30+1):INDIRECT("A"&(ROW()*30))) in ... | |
| Exccel | 11/15/2008 |
| Q: How to protect a column in Excell; Appreciate your help. BR A: Some background- (1) Protection of any range (including a column) comes in to play only when a ... | |
| forumlas of ecels | 11/13/2008 |
| Q: can u give me or learn me formulas of excels in business and have acounts in excels tell me regards A: for learning various topics of MS Excel please visit- http://www.functionx.com/ - Site for self ... | |
| Excel - Conditional Formatting - Dates | 11/13/2008 |
| Q: Can you help me with dates in conditional formatting? I have a column of dates (G) in a ... A: Select Cell G1 Format - Conditional Formatting First Window - Formula Is Second Window - ... | |
| excel Help | 11/12/2008 |
| Q: I would like to know how you make excel show a picture / image if a condition has been met. E.g if ... A: For Excel 2007.... Instead of - Insert -> Name -> Define Do - Formulas - Name Manager - New You will ... | |
| excel Help | 11/11/2008 |
| Q: I would like to know how you make excel show a picture / image if a condition has been met. E.g if ... A: First, you'll need to have one cell that will use an If-statement to display the word related to ... | |
| preventing a cell from changing | 11/10/2008 |
| Q: I have one sheet in a workbook that is linked to another, the first sheet contains raw data and the ... A: This is a standard feature of Excel and I doubt whether you can prevent this happening. But I can ... | |
| merge from excel to excel | 11/8/2008 |
| Q: Can I merge from an excel document to another excel doc? I need instruction as to how this works as ... A: Daniel, If you want to use a DRAFT of letter with some fields with values for fields coming from ... | |
| merge from excel to excel | 11/7/2008 |
| Q: Can I merge from an excel document to another excel doc? I need instruction as to how this works as ... A: Can you please elaborate on what you mean by merging? Are columns in two excel files identical and ... | |
| Calculate age | 11/5/2008 |
| Q: Please help me to calculate age of ppl in years, months and days using their Date of birth. A: We can use the formula below to return the age of any person in years, months and days. It makes use ... | |
| VBA Code Replace Command | 11/1/2008 |
| Q: I am looking how to write VBA code for a macro in excel that would look to cell "I4" and take the ... A: I have not fully understood your requirement.. Check if I am right.. In Cell I4, you will have some ... | |
| autopopulate cells to the left if cell has value | 10/30/2008 |
| Q: I have an excel spread sheet. If I enter a value of 1 into cell H12 I want all the cells to the ... A: Bonni, I do understand why you need more than 7 IF functions. May be your question is not clear to ... | |
| adding percentage to a figure | 10/29/2008 |
| Q: i have got a quite big excel data base that needs updating. i know it is possible to add or subtract ... A: The simple answer is YES. How, please build your logic carefully and use IF statements along with ... | |
| Excel Macro for selecting a range of text | 10/26/2008 |
| Q: I'm creating an Excel macro which graphs the attributes of a collection of projects. All the ... A: METHOD 1: Emulating - (1) Select cell A2 (2) Ctrl-Alt-Right Arrow Range("A2").Select ... | |
| counting cells | 10/21/2008 |
| Q: I have a spreadsheet in Excel, with actual / forecasted spends for every month in columns (from ... A: Mohsin, 1. I have understood the requirements correctly and hence, the formula applies. 2. YES, you ... | |
| counting cells | 10/20/2008 |
| Q: I have a spreadsheet in Excel, with actual / forecasted spends for every month in columns (from ... A: Assumptions: Row 1 has Months in A2 to A14. Months have been entered in Date Format. Column A has ... | |
| How to loop Rows in Macro? | 10/20/2008 |
| Q: I need to write Macro for AutoFilter. But I do not know how do write macro for this type of ... A: Unfortunately, I am not a trained programmer and I have learnt all my Excel VB Macro through Trail & ... | |
| Data entering with Table | 10/17/2008 |
| Q: i made a table for entering data to excel sheet.in this i want add one code for adding number ... A: I am still not sure what you are looking for but I spell out my understanding and solution below. ... | |
| excel- cross sheet validation | 10/17/2008 |
| Q: can you tell me if we can put a list validation between 2 sheets. meaning if the list is in one ... A: Direct answer is NO. But you can have a workaround for this. Please Follow these steps- -- In ... | |
| conditional formats | 10/16/2008 |
| Q: I have a formula in a cell as follows =IF(L31>0,REPT("g",(L31/10)),"") This simply counts and ... A: 1. It is not clear to me which cell you are trying to apply conditional formatting. 2. I presume, ... | |
| copy a formula using multiple worksheets | 10/15/2008 |
| Q: How do I copy a formula and paste into numerous rows on my summary sheet using the following ... A: I have not completely understood your requirement. But try the following- 1. Click on the sheet tab ... | |
| proper function in excel | 10/15/2008 |
| Q: I have a data column which has uppercase data in few of the rows. I want to use the 'proper' ... A: I do not think any function will convert whole of column. I suggest- (Assumption- text data in in ... | |
| VBA copying multiple worksheet and naming them from a list | 10/15/2008 |
| Q: I am trying to create a macro that will copy worksheets, as many times as there are names on a list, ... A: Assumptions: You have entered the names in Sheet1 Column A Sub Macro1() m = ... | |
| Selecting Non contiguous Range | 10/14/2008 |
| Q: I run a macro that selects a range of data. my dataset has changed and currently i am trying to run ... A: Le me explain your code as if you are doing these steps in Excel manually- (1) Range("A11").Select - ... | |
| Excel Macro for inserting a row | 10/14/2008 |
| Q: Ok here is my issue. I know that when creating macros every detail is very important. I am trying to ... A: I have modified your MACRO as- Sub Macro2() ' ' Macro2 Macro ' With ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet ... | |
| excel macro | 10/13/2008 |
| Q: how do i make this macro work through the entire worksheet? Sub cylinder() ' ' cylinder Macro ' ... A: David, why it is not working is because my assumption No.1 (There are no BLANK cells in ColumnA) is ... | |
| excel macro | 10/13/2008 |
| Q: how do i make this macro work through the entire worksheet? Sub cylinder() ' ' cylinder Macro ' ... A: Presumptions: 1. There are no BLANK cells in ColumnA 2. You are looking for Cell=Cylinder and cells ... | |
| excel macro | 10/13/2008 |
| Q: how do i make this macro work through the entire worksheet? Sub cylinder() ' ' cylinder Macro ' ... A: Often recording a MACRO is not enough as the recording will be for specific range. You need to ... | |
| Import data from notepad | 10/12/2008 |
| Q: I have data that is more than 65k in notepad.Now i want to Export this data in excel, But when i ... A: (1) Best solution would be to use Excel 2007 which does not pose limitation of 65536 rows. (2) I had ... | |
| Ask About Excel | 10/10/2008 |
| Q: I want to know if can help me, how placing the option of spelling of the cells, that is to say, ... A: Please visit following URL. ... | |
| transpose | 10/9/2008 |
| Q: Is there any way to transpose vertical to horizontal data without pasting? Thanks a million ANSWER: ... A: I think the question is not clear to me.... If Sheet name is Order Details (Original Data) Replace ... | |
| transpose | 10/8/2008 |
| Q: Is there any way to transpose vertical to horizontal data without pasting? Thanks a million A: The simple answer is it is possible. How? It depends on range you need to transpose. I am giving ... | |
| excel help | 10/8/2008 |
| Q: i have Cell A1,A2, AND Cell D1,E2, VALUE OF THE A1 CELL IS 0 AND VALUE OF THE A2 CELL IS 1 IN D1 I ... A: Irfan, Firstly, I do not understand how your getting 5 when A1 is 0 and D1 is =A1+4. Anyway, If ... | |
| Split one cell content into 3 cells in excel using Macros | 6/30/2008 |
| Q: Hope you are doing good. I need your help regarding macros. Here my scenario is: I have a cell ... A: Usually text in one cell is aplit into three (or less or more) cells by TEXT TO COLUMNS for which ... | |
| EXCEL VB | 6/30/2008 |
| Q: We are sorry, but Edward H. Mori wasn't able to answer yourhello sir ... how r u ,,,,, glad that i ... A: I am not sure if I have understodd your requirement properly. This is what I understand... You have ... | |
| Excel reference | 6/24/2008 |
| Q: How do I take the last cell updated in a column and plot it in a single cell For example: Column B ... A: Dave, BLANKS at the end of column should not matter. I did not understand "A1 Returns 21". Do you ... | |
| Cells | 6/22/2008 |
| Q: Sir How r u Thanks For the previous solution Sir, my another question is I have E-mails ID in A1 ... A: I can definitely give you a QUICK solution but please give these clarifications- 1. Is there a ... | |
| text | 6/20/2008 |
| Q: sir Sir,is it possible if A1= 20/6/2008 then B1=Friday, C1= June Any formuls Thanks in Advance ... A: QUESTION-1 If you use =WEEKDAY(A1,2)in B1 you can get 5 i.e. 5th day of the week starting Monday. ... | |
| Formula not working | 6/19/2008 |
| Q: I am using =IF(Z80=$A$1,$B$3,AA80) formula and day by day I collect data in these cells but some ... A: I think the problem is that in H3 you are entering a formula that uses H3 (Circular reference). When ... | |
| applying formula default to all worksheets | 6/18/2008 |
| Q: I WANT TO APPLY THE FORMULA, HEADING AND LOGO OF ONE WORKSHEET TO ALL OTHER WORKSHEETS.I WANT TO ... A: QUESTION 1 I am not fully aware of Excel 2007 but I am answering from my experience of Excel 2003. ... | |
| Excel Macro copy/paste | 6/17/2008 |
| Q: I'm trying to write a small macro. I want it to copy from two cells within my worksheet, which will ... A: I am sure this MACROP was recorded and it was recorded with RELATIVE addresses ACTIVE. Any way, let ... | |
| help with excell data | 6/17/2008 |
| Q: I have a rather lengthy spreadsheet (37k+ rows) with name & address data in one column that I need ... A: First the good news. You can achive this by a Macro and I can write one for you. Now, the reality. ... | |
| Excel - Allowing | 6/16/2008 |
| Q: I want to have one of the cells only accept "0" or multiples of "13" -- Basically, 0 or 13 or 26 or ... A: Yes... We are using alidation only. But a CUSTOM validation rather than STANDARD validations ... | |
| Excel - Allowing "0" or multiples of a certain number in a cell only | 6/15/2008 |
| Q: I want to have one of the cells only accept "0" or multiples of "13" -- Basically, 0 or 13 or 26 or ... A: You reached a right place but probably could not utilize it properly. Please go to ... | |
| Auto populate date in a calendar for a given start date | 6/13/2008 |
| Q: I'd like to enter a start date in C2, then have three rows of 7-day weeks auto populate with the ... A: I do not know, if I understand you fully. But if B2 = "Sunday", B3 = "Monday and C2 = 6/15/2008"then ... | |
| conditional formatting | 6/12/2008 |
| Q: I have conditionally formatted a cell and have managed to copy this down the column. I am using 2 ... A: Amanda, The references & formulae in excel are by default relative. Meaning, if a formula (or a ... | |
| Transposing a list with a blank line dividing contacts | 6/11/2008 |
| Q: I have a list of addresses with a blank line dividing one contact from the next. I have included ... A: try out the following macro- (Two consecutive blank lnes will terminate the macro) Sub transpos() i ... | |
| Transposing a list with a blank line dividing contacts | 6/10/2008 |
| Q: I have a list of addresses with a blank line dividing one contact from the next. I have included ... A: If - A1 - AAG - Club Empleados A2 - Av. Corrientes 538 piso 11 A3- (1043) Capital Federal A4 - ... | |
| Forumula, I think | 6/9/2008 |
| Q: I have little experience with Excel (using 2000) and I need to perform what I think should be a ... A: Please follow folowing steps- -- Enter 1 in Cell A1 -- Select Cell A1 -- You will find a small ... | |
| Conditional Formula | 6/9/2008 |
| Q: I would like to know if there is a formula that can disregard negative numbers when summing up the ... A: I do not think there is a way to add (SUM) the numbers with such criteria. However, I can suggest ... | |
| calculating time worked in excell | 6/6/2008 |
| Q: what is the formulea for calculating time worked in excel using military time? column 1 time in, ... A: Salam Aalekum. Unfortunately, I do not understand Military Time. If you can give some example and ... | |
| Row\Column width | 6/4/2008 |
| Q: 1 .Can u plz provide me a code for fixing column width in a macro ? ANSWER: I can always ... A: If you have 3 sheets, you can use following code. Replace 3 with suitable number. Sub try() For n = ... | |
| Calculating Hours: Minutes | 6/3/2008 |
| Q: How does one calculate the actual time where it will where it will continue to calculate the number ... A: Karen, In cell A1 enter - 6/2/2008 10:15:00 In Cell A2 enetr - 6/3/2008 12:00:00 In cell A3 enter - ... | |
| Row\Column width | 6/3/2008 |
| Q: 1 .Can u plz provide me a code for fixing column width in a macro ? A: I can always provide you with the code lilnes but then why don't you try and record a macro. The ... | |
| make cell address a value | 6/3/2008 |
| Q: I would like to make cell locations (A1, A2, etc.) show up as values ("A1", "A2") in the adjacent ... A: I will reply your answer in steps- STEP 1 - TO SHOW A COLUMN NUMBER =COLUMN(D5) will show column ... | |
| Calculating Hours: Minutes | 6/2/2008 |
| Q: How does one calculate the actual time where it will where it will continue to calculate the number ... A: Since you know how to calculate it, I will stick to the method to SHOW your answer in HH:mm:ss ... | |
| Macro help | 4/22/2008 |
| Q: i am having a problem in excel. I made a macro that tell to hide some rows like: Sub ATI8() If ... A: Yes.... Macro can run when a cell is changed. Follow following procedure... -- RIGHT click the Sheet ... | |
| dates | 4/22/2008 |
| Q: i am looking to find the last date of service for a client. the data dump has a cloumn of clients ... A: Joe, Based on presumption that we have Sheet1 with running data - ColumnA has Client Names and ... | |
| dates | 4/22/2008 |
| Q: i am looking to find the last date of service for a client. the data dump has a cloumn of clients ... A: Joe, Unfortunately, as per my knowledge, VLOOKUP and MAX will not work together. I will trying to ... | |
| Macro help needed | 4/22/2008 |
| Q: I have a lot of data to be formatted in Excel and I'm new to excel macros. What I want to do is: 1> ... A: Recording a Macro is not a complete solution for approaching Macros. One should be able to modify ... | |
| dates | 4/21/2008 |
| Q: i am looking to find the last date of service for a client. the data dump has a cloumn of clients ... A: Joe, I cannot understand your requirement. But from what I understand, =MAX(A1:A29) - Where A1:A29 ... | |
| Excel project | 4/19/2008 |
| Q: 1. We are working on a new Hewlett Packard xw4400 Workstation with 4 Gigs of RAM, 300 Gigs of hard ... A: Sorry to disppoint you but this is not quite my area of expertise. However, I have experienced ... | |
| Excel | 4/17/2008 |
| Q: What formula would you use if you had a first and last name in a single cell and you wanted to ... A: Let us say you have a First Name & Last Name (seperated by Space) in A1. Then Formula in B1 will ... | |
| Excel IF function (multiple IF functions) | 4/15/2008 |
| Q: I'm not quite sure how to create a multiple IF function ! What I have is basically a chart with ... A: Adriana, Here are some rules before you start- (1) You can use maximum of 5 IF fucntion inside each ... | |
| calculating more work time more pay "IF" | 4/14/2008 |
| Q: I would like to produce a spreadsheet that calculates the more you will work the more you will get ... A: I think your logic is perfect but there is a small problem in understanding of the way Excel works. ... | |
| How to count number of blank spaces between numbers | 4/11/2008 |
| Q: . I have data in 3 rows (They so happen to be all the same number). I'm trying to come up with a ... A: I am not able to corealte your query with data and count you indicate below your query. Do you mean ... | |
| lookup 2 conditions | 4/11/2008 |
| Q: Please help me with this condition where i have to lookup 2 conditions to get the result. ... A: I cannot say that it is 100% clear but I will answer the question with few assumptions- (1) Users' ... | |
| Excel Query | 4/7/2008 |
| Q: How can i use the following formula: =Sumif($A$1:$A$70,"Mar'08",AD$1:AD$70) using data from a ... A: Firstly let me let you know that the question is too brief to understand the full requirement. You ... | |
| covert number to text | 4/5/2008 |
| Q: I was looking for a way to convert a number to a text in the same cell. example, if I enter 1 in a1 ... A: There is no EASY WAY. this will need to be addressed by a Macro. Also, the Macro itself will be a ... | |
| compare cells in one row | 4/4/2008 |
| Q: I have 2 sheets in one worksheet that i need to compare their rows. Each column has one ID column in ... A: I presume, there are MANY rows and they are not in same order as far as ID column is concerned. ... | |
| reference from lists | 4/3/2008 |
| Q: Simple question, I have 2 worksheets A and B. A has a list, I want this list to copy in B. BUT I ... A: Imagine you have a list in Sheet1 at A1:A10. Now you want to have this list in Sheet2 at A1:A10. But ... | |
| HELP! | 4/3/2008 |
| Q: I am trying to create a Holiday Planner with excel, and have to split the info onto 2 worksheets, ... A: I will need to presume a few things here. Name of the first sheet (for Apr-Sept) is SHEET1. Name of ... | |
| Writing a script for a command button | 11/8/2007 |
| Q: I know that there is a way to set up a command button that will delete or clear specific contents of ... A: Insert the command button. Right Click -- Assign Macro You will see something like ... | |
| Target setting | 11/7/2007 |
| Q: I have been given a task of setting the targets basing on the historical data.How can set the ... A: You need to provide me sample data / format to work on. Percent increase can be simple - ... | |
| #VALUE! & #N/A | 11/5/2007 |
| Q: Regarding the cell outputs of #VALUE! & #N/A, I am trying to create a statement to say, for example ... A: Excel does not treat "#VALUE" as such though it displays so. What you need to do is tackle the root ... | |
| vlookup commission plans | 11/2/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to develop an Excel sales commission plan program for a real estate sales purpose. I ... A: Firstly my feel is VLOOKUP will not be correct one to be used. We may need to use nested IF ... | |
| Excel Formula | 11/2/2007 |
| Q: My Spreadsheet is as follows Column A - Date = eg 1/1/1900 Column B = Public or Private Column F = ... A: You need to explain the required logic in detail. My Logic- (1) If Private then Private else (2.1) ... | |
| vlookups | 10/31/2007 |
| Q: I'll try to explain what i want to do. I want to compare two tables using vlookup that when a value ... A: To begin with, let me understand the exact requirement. "comparing tables" will not make much sense ... | |
| Excel Formula | 10/31/2007 |
| Q: My Spreadsheet is as follows Column A - Date = eg 1/1/1900 Column B = Public or Private Column F = ... A: You are already doing much of the task. All you need to know is current date is stated as Today(. ... | |
| Excel Formulaes | 10/26/2007 |
| Q: There are the following data on each row(Name, Bill Number, PO#, QTY, Rate, Amount) in sheet1. I ... A: I had answered very similar question on 22-07-2007 for Srivastava. Please go through the interaction ... | |
| number should get convert to alphabets | 10/26/2007 |
| Q: The input i key in the excel is number(ex:1,2,3) and this should change into words(for ex: one,two, ... A: Excel does not have any functionality for this. However, on net you will find number of programs ... | |
| VLOOKUP with 2 conditions | 10/24/2007 |
| Q: I am not sure how to perform a vlookup with 2 conditions. Sheet 1: A B C ... A: Unfortunately, EXCEL does not permit VLOOKUP on 2 columns directely. You have 3 options- (1) Wrting ... | |
| Emergency MS Excel VBA Programming | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: I have a spreadsheet that is used to track documents and I want to create a call sheet. For ... A: Jeanna, It is difficult to correct a code but I can give you a new one that will perform following- ... | |
| Since Hit | 10/22/2007 |
| Q: I have a set of lotto draws: 14 16 21 31 42 46 36 5 10 18 30 32 47 40 1 4 7 29 31 49 30 ... A: I do not know whether any function can do the job. However, I tried a small MACRO with following ... | |
| EXCEL | 10/18/2007 |
| Q: in a cell string value (10pcs) and numeric value (0.69) in another cell and multiply together is it ... A: Yes I understand Anuj. But what you can do if it always pcs is that use formula- ... | |
| create a formula | 10/17/2007 |
| Q: i need to find a formul that will find cells with a certian value in them ,but only part of the ... A: I am sure you can have a better answer.... But my trials with combination of COUNT or COUNTIF with ... | |
| Excel formula / vb script needed | 10/16/2007 |
| Q: Ok, i have two columns in one workbook. A column for Completed/Uncompleted and a Date Sent column. ... A: I have not understood the question.... (1) You have two columns (2) Column 1 has entries as either ... | |
| Sumif & Array Sumif | 10/15/2007 |
| Q: I would like to ask you 2 questions: 1) Which is the function used for sumif funtion with multiple ... A: (1) There is no SUMIF for multiple criteria. If you really need one you have two options - (a) Use ... | |
| vLookup Vba problem | 10/14/2007 |
| Q: I have this formula in cell W2 "=Q2-VLOOKUP(M2;C:H;5;FALSE)" in cell W3 ... A: It is very clear that you know VBA programming. So I will be brief in my answer.. Probably you can ... | |
| Excel: link cell data to sheet name | 10/10/2007 |
| Q: I have workbook with 8 sheets. Sheet 1 i called "Week summary", sheet 2 is "Monday", ... Sheet 8 is ... A: Tina, You need to provide me with a complete picture. Are you intereseted in doing this only in one ... | |
| Find a row with Macros | 10/8/2007 |
| Q: I have an Excel spreadsheet with a small database of clients. The idea of the application is to ... A: Not everytning can be done my RECORDING of a macro. You may need to modify the recorded macro ... | |
| Vlookup Function | 10/8/2007 |
| Q: I'm new to the Vlookup function so I'm not sure if I can use it for my current task. I have two ... A: Firstly, the assurance.. VLOOKUP will work. Secondly, the caution... It will not work directly. :-) ... | |
| Need vba code | 10/7/2007 |
| Q: I would like code that will delete all extra rows below that last populated cell in row B. For ... A: Writing a code for this is very easy and it will be a 4 line code. But I personally feel, it is too ... | |
| deleting empty cells in btw data | 10/7/2007 |
| Q: i'm working on some stock market data and wish to delete the empty cells in btwn data so i could ... A: Ibrahim, you could do one of the following things- (1) Sort the data so that blank rows come at the ... | |
| Excel Count formula | 10/6/2007 |
| Q: I have the following number sets. I want to count the number of occurrences between every 1 number ... A: Unfortunately, AND function will not work (as per my trials) with COUNTIF. My suggstion is- In ... | |
| making two different cells keep adding up to 100 | 10/4/2007 |
| Q: I have two colomns of 9 numbers. The Left hand colomn is set to 100 and the right hand one set to ... A: What you are trying to achieve is ability to have formula & value in same cell. This will not be ... | |
| Fill cells Colour on basis of cell figure | 10/4/2007 |
| Q: I am currently producing a spreadsheet which pulls in a figures which is the difference between two ... A: Irrespective of amount of numbers on the spreadsheet, Conditional formatting should work. I am ... | |
| macros | 10/3/2007 |
| Q: ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddTextbox ... A: (1) The correct sysntax is - myDocument.Shapes.AddTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal, 100, 100, ... | |
| vb code for input in Excel | 9/30/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to get a very simple data entry macro to work without a great deal of success. I want ... A: I think you have gone by the route of recording MACRO. Generally, I go by the way of writing it. ... | |
| Verifying Names in multiple worksheets | 9/26/2007 |
| Q: Ok here is what I am trying to do. I have two worksheets of over 4000 names. column A is the last ... A: I will take up your second problem first. Since you have many smiths, what you can probably do is ... | |
| sorting data | 9/20/2007 |
| Q: I am looking for a way to sort data in a order other than ascending, alphabetical or numerical. ... A: Yes this would be possible by a MACRO. However, I need to know the criteria for sorting. In the ... | |
| XCEL : can I replace text w/ a new column? | 9/20/2007 |
| Q: Greetings, I have an XCEL spreadsheet with a list of names and titles, formatted like this: Ronald ... A: Let me reframe your question.... You have data like "Ronald Anderson - vice president" in Column A ... | |
| SPREADSHEET PROTECTION | 9/19/2007 |
| Q: Does anyone know if you can protect an Excel Spreadsheet so that you cannot copy a cell from that ... A: I presume you need to protect only certain cells. (1) Select entire sheet. (2) ... | |
| EXCEL | 9/18/2007 |
| Q: in a cell string value (10pcs) and numeric value (0.69) in another cell and multiply together is it ... A: I will show you how to extract the numeric values. However, for me to guide you, I need to know the ... | |
| VLOOKUP in Multiple Rows | 9/17/2007 |
| Q: I have an Excel worksheet with roughly 39,000 rows and 20 columns. Here is a quick (and truncated) ... A: Unfortunately that is how VLOOKUP will work. As I understand, you want ALL possible actions to be ... | |
| EXCEL | 9/15/2007 |
| Q: in a cell string value (10pcs) and numeric value (0.69) in another cell and multiply together is it ... A: It is possble under some circumstances. Will it always be "pcs" or will keep changing? If keeps ... | |
| Duplcation of data | 9/12/2007 |
| Q: I have workbook that contain few work sheets, one of these work sheets called TOTAL. I set up a ... A: Mohamad, You need to look at it like this- * What if data is changed after it copied to TOTAL? * So ... | |
| deleting unwanted rows/entries | 9/11/2007 |
| Q: I will like to create a macro that will delete an entire row if a key word is not matched to on a ... A: Please provide following information to proceed- Will you be maintaining list of 18 WS's you are ... | |
| creating dyanamic column | 9/11/2007 |
| Q: Drug Initial Dosage Format CONC Consumption NVP 200 tabs NVP200tabs NVP 200 caps NVP200caps ... A: My trials so far indicate this may not be possible through formulae. I have presumed that you will ... | |
| Excel Formulas | 9/11/2007 |
| Q: I have a general question for you. I wanted to know if there is a way to actually MEMORIZE how to ... A: There is no general method available for these things. However, by practice, you will master the ... | |
| Assign Macro To a Button | 9/5/2007 |
| Q: I added a button to my spreadsheet. Now, I would like to add a macro to it that (when button is ... A: Can you lpease tell me what is the final purpose of this MACRO? Is it to open some file? Try this ... | |
| Macro to setup multiple tabs within single workbook | 9/4/2007 |
| Q: I would like to see VBA code (Excel 2003) that would create mutliple tabs based on this criteria: ... A: Chris, I need to have some more details. (1) Do you mean data on Sheet 2 will keep changing? (2) I ... | |
| Looping | 9/3/2007 |
| Q: I am not able to write script on VB to create VB function. I want excel add one to two cells till ... A: I am going to make certain assumptions here- (1)You canmodify the VB code as required. (2) Cell A2 = ... | |
| Looping | 8/31/2007 |
| Q: I am not able to write script on VB to create VB function. I want excel add one to two cells till ... A: This should be fairly simple... But I see one difficulty. Obviously, some combinations will bring ... | |
| Compare two text values and add a value in third column | 8/29/2007 |
| Q: I really need your help in this mind twister! I have three columns A,B & C. Both A & B can have ... A: I suggest following method (to avoid MACRO) 1. Add a column C 2. Add a formula =A2&B2 in C2 and copy ... | |
| Macro | 8/21/2007 |
| Q: I have a data of a instrument exported in form of Notepad txt file. So exported data files in the ... A: Recording alone will not help. You will need to write a macro. For instance, you may write for i = ... | |
| Excel : Macro code to change column insertion point each week | 8/20/2007 |
| Q: I have a simple worksheet that has a list of product skus in column A. From Column B on, there is ... A: Logic would be - 1. Identify current week by system date. (For example you store first Sunday of the ... | |
| COMPLICATED FORMULA FOR EXCEL | 8/19/2007 |
| Q: EXCEL: I’ve searched everywhere to figure this out and would greatly appreciate it if this could be ... A: Charles, I may not have understood the problem. But if you are referring to formula - ='MONTH TO ... | |
| Rotate data in cells by row follow on | 8/18/2007 |
| Q: Sorry but need to ask a few more. How can I specify specific cell range. I tried to alter to ... A: Mark, you may use modified code- Private Sub tgs() myLast = Cells(56, 2) For i = 0 To 54 Cells(56 ... | |
| Rotate data in cells by row | 8/17/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to create either VBA code via a command button that when pressed will rotate data in a ... A: I am giving the code that can be used below- Sub TGS() 'count the number of rows to be rotated ... | |
| Cell Names as Cell Contents | 8/17/2007 |
| Q: I have a workbook with hundreds of Cells that already have defined Cell Names. I want to know if ... A: I am giving you two solutions, 1. Quick way of getting all Names alongwith cells is a single line ... | |
| excel cell content comparison | 8/16/2007 |
| Q: The coding is to be done in VBSCRIPT OR VB . I have an excel work book and the work book contains 3 ... A: Part I Addition of sheets in the required order- POssible through MACRO. Sheets("Sheet1").Select ... | |
| application of excel in work | 8/16/2007 |
| Q: Sir, Good day. iwant to ask how this macros and VBA is applicable in excel worksheet. i can notice ... A: WHEN TO USE MACROS- My experience show that MACROs may be used for one or more of the following ... | |
| figurs in words | 7/31/2007 |
| Q: i am preparing the salary slip in excel i want the net amount payable to be written in the form of ... A: Mandar, There is no easy way for this. Option 1 Right a complex function yourself. Option 2 You ... | |
| Excel Formula | 7/30/2007 |
| Q: I want to find out the differences in 2 spreadsheets that need to match 2 keys ..both spreadsheets ... A: My suggestion was, in D2 have formula = A2 & " " & B2 & " " & C2 Now, D2 will read - 123456 1234 50 ... | |
| Excel Formula | 7/28/2007 |
| Q: I want to find out the differences in 2 spreadsheets that need to match 2 keys ..both spreadsheets ... A: I do not fully understand what you mean by DIFFERENCE? If it is just which entries are present in ... | |
| Excel | 7/27/2007 |
| Q: Hmm.. I got 2 workbook called book1 and book2 Book1 is design to be form in the spreadsheet for ... A: Steve, What you need to do through your macro, is remove protection of Book 2, update data and again ... | |
| Excel | 7/26/2007 |
| Q: Hmm.. I got 2 workbook called book1 and book2 Book1 is design to be form in the spreadsheet for ... A: YES. This is very much possible. However, what will happen is Book2 will open in background (not ... | |
| assigning a value to a memory variable | 7/20/2007 |
| Q: I am try to assign the cell location to a variable. Dim myx myx = ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = ... A: If you want to pass Row Number to a variable you may use a Simple line- myX=Activecell.Row may be ... | |
| EXCEL DATE-FORMAT HELL | 7/19/2007 |
| Q: I work in a Healthcare industry company where I receive spreadsheets in the email from the carriers, ... A: OK... Here are ways to tackle rest of the problems. (1) This is not exactly EXCEL setting. Go to ... | |
| EXCEL DATE-FORMAT HELL | 7/19/2007 |
| Q: I work in a Healthcare industry company where I receive spreadsheets in the email from the carriers, ... A: Presuming you need to extract April 24, 2007 (in D1) from 06070424 (in C1) - (1)Select the column ... | |
| Copy Relative Reference | 7/19/2007 |
| Q: I wonder if you can help me on this... I need to reference some data from a spreadsheet1 which is ... A: I am going to use your data to illustate. In Sheet1 A1 - Mary A2 - Peter A3 - James A4 - Tom Let us ... | |
| entering data using a command button | 7/17/2007 |
| Q: I'm trying to write some code in a control command button that when clicked brings up a box that ... A: Use the following line in your command code with suitable replacements for TITLE (Enter Value for ... | |
| isolating values | 7/15/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to find a formula for Excel that will isolate the final 20 values entered in a ... A: By using additional columns, you may be able to resolve part of the problem. (1) Column A holds your ... | |
| Rounding value | 7/14/2007 |
| Q: i want to round the value. the cell in which my custom formula how can insert round function in ... A: =ROUND(B11*16/100,n) for rounding =ROUNDUP(B11*16/100,n)for rounding always up ... | |
| Excel | 7/13/2007 |
| Q: Here goes: I have a complete list of names and associated IDs in one database (Database A) and a ... A: Imagine you have data in Columns A & B of Sheet1. NAME VALUE Joe aa Ted bb ... | |
| Formula Question | 7/12/2007 |
| Q: I have a formula that counts visible cells when filtered. The formulas is =SUBTOTAL(2,EA8:EA493). ... A: To my knowledge, SUBTOTAL function will not support IF as additional argument. One suggestion could ... | |
| i want to restrict to some value in cell of the excel. | 7/12/2007 |
| Q: i want to restrict to some value in cell of the excel. I need to check that in lost focus of the ... A: (1) Select the cells you want to add restriction to. (2) DATA -- VALIDATION (3) For your example, ... | |
| command button to sort | 7/11/2007 |
| Q: How do I create a command button to sort a database by a particular column? A: You will need to create a MACRO and assign it to a command button. MACRO can be written or recorded. ... | |
| using counif and if together | 7/11/2007 |
| Q: there is a column where i have entered experience of 30 employees..some have no experience and some ... A: My advise would be to introduce one column with a formula- ... | |
| Excel: random question generator | 7/10/2007 |
| Q: Sakhalkar, I have a .doc file with roughly 500 questions. I would like an excel spreadsheet that ... A: Thomas, I have a Excel file with following specs. (1) It holds about 2000 questions (This number can ... | |
| Change font colour in output of the IF command | 7/7/2007 |
| Q: I have a table of marks and using the IF command I transform them into grades. For example ... A: I think I may not have understood the question properly. I presume you need to blankout data ... | |
| VLOOKUP with multiple lists | 7/6/2007 |
| Q: I am building a database for a non-profit education center. I am attempting to use the VLOOKUP ... A: I still feel - based on the information given by you, that VLOOKUP with IF should work. Please ... | |
| copy a excel sheet | 6/29/2007 |
| Q: I want a button on a excel sheet(book1)that asks for a source excel workbook(book2).After giving ... A: Use following macro instead of earlier one- Sub NewMacro() myWorkbook = ActiveWorkbook.Name On ... | |
| copy a excel sheet | 6/28/2007 |
| Q: I want a button on a excel sheet(book1)that asks for a source excel workbook(book2).After giving ... A: Shiv, Which means, you need to copy ALL data from a sheet to active sheet. Copying a sheet conveys ... | |
| Function Range | 6/28/2007 |
| Q: Is there a way to enter an if statement where the logical_test looks for a range of numbers to ... A: Ben, I hope my understanding is correct. (1) Let us say A1 has a value between 1 to 40. (2) In A2 ... | |
| copy a excel sheet | 6/28/2007 |
| Q: I want a button on a excel sheet(book1)that asks for a source excel workbook(book2).After giving ... A: Tools--Macro--Macros "NewMacro"--Create Paste following macro in the place. Create a button in ... | |
| too many arguments | 6/27/2007 |
| Q: i have a spreadsheet with two types of data for each day of the month, data is in 2 columns each. I ... A: Bonnie, Your problem is not clear to me. I am answering with presumption that you are adding 31 ... | |
| Change font colour in output of the IF command | 6/26/2007 |
| Q: I have a table of marks and using the IF command I transform them into grades. For example ... A: For Macro to appear in Pull Down menu, it needs to be created as Excel Add In. Else you can add a ... | |
| excel vb | 6/26/2007 |
| Q: trying to write a macro to combine the content of cells c1:c30 and put result in b1 seperated by ... A: Try this code- Sub Try() Dim myString As String myString = Cells(1, 3).Text For i = 2 To 30 If ... | |
| About Excel Formate | 6/26/2007 |
| Q: I AM WORKING IN U.A.E. I PREPARE A EXCEL SHEET LIKE H.R DEPARTMENT (VISA EXPIRY)I WANT TO DO THAT IF ... A: Salam Aalekum Muhammad... This is possible by conditional formatting. I am sending a seperate ... | |
| Auto update of cell data with date | 6/25/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to do an automated update of the cell in comparison with last year record with the same ... A: I think the question is nlot clear to me. My presumption-- You want to see D1 = B1/C1 and you have ... | |
| Compare cells and fill color | 6/20/2007 |
| Q: I'm a beginner in writing macro. I have a spreadsheet where in each row shows the production date ... A: I still feel you can do without a MACRO. Date = 15th Sep If it falls in week 39, it will ... | |
| Compare cells and fill color | 6/20/2007 |
| Q: I'm a beginner in writing macro. I have a spreadsheet where in each row shows the production date ... A: With little change in the way you are making this sheet, you can do it without a MACRO. I presume ... | |
| Drop-down Menu for Navigation | 6/19/2007 |
| Q: I would like to create a drop-down menu(not via Cell but an object which I can move arrount) which ... A: It can ceratinly be done by using MACROs. But then MACRO needs a trigger (e.g. clicking an object). ... | |
| Auto update/averaging of cell with date | 6/19/2007 |
| Q: I would like to create a sheet that can auto update the cell and do auto calculation with the date I ... A: Prima facie, It is possible. Please send me a proposed layout, I will fill in the formulae and send ... | |
| Macro to search a column and, upon a positive result, will cut corresponding row to new w/s | 6/15/2007 |
| Q: I trying to generate a macro which will search Column M of several worksheets and, if finding a "Y", ... A: Try the one below. You may need to modify as per the needs... Sub Remove() ... | |
| Change font colour in output of the IF command | 6/14/2007 |
| Q: I have a table of marks and using the IF command I transform them into grades. For example ... A: You can do this by recording a macro and then assigning the macro to a command button or a text box. ... | |
| Conditional formatting | 6/11/2007 |
| Q: I would like the background (pattern) color change according to the value in one cell. It is for ... A: Assumptions: Column A is for entering * Columns B,C,D are the ones to be colored if corresponding A ... | |
| excel | 6/8/2007 |
| Q: i have a question regarding excel I have a spreadsheet that displays the project names is it ... A: My apologies for this disappointing answer. The task is a bit complex, mainly from understanding the ... | |
| excel | 6/7/2007 |
| Q: i have a question regarding excel I have a spreadsheet that displays the project names is it ... A: If the list of projects is maintained in the same sheet, you may use Data-->Validation-->List. ... | |
| Cell Merging | 6/6/2007 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could help me on this question in Excel I need to merge two columns data in ... A: Assumption: Cell A1 --- 1009999; Cell B1 --- 1395.5 Formula in Cell C1 "=CONCATENATE(A1,B1)" OR ... | |
| pivot table | 6/5/2007 |
| Q: I have a question regarding pivot tables I have a pivot table however i understand that i cannot ... A: I think (if I have understood correctly) what you need to do is create a copy of original worksheet ... | |
| macro help (expiration dates) | 6/4/2007 |
| Q: I was wondering if you would be able to answer a few excel questions I have concerning macros and ... A: To answer in short...YES. This is very much possible with a simple MACRO. The macro can be triggered ... | |
| Combinations | 5/31/2007 |
| Q: "Hie Tushar i have data in two colums say A and B. where A are debits and c are credits. at the end ... A: Is there a way to know that two entries in Column A correspond to a entry in column B? ... | |
| Conditional formatting question | 5/30/2007 |
| Q: I wanted to ask you a quick question related to conditional formatting. If I have the following row ... A: 1. Select cell A2 2. From the Format menu, select Conditional Formatting. 3. In Condition 1, select ... | |
| Grafs | 5/30/2007 |
| Q: Ok so I have a question on grafs. How come when I plot my studies I get hundreds of dates on the ... A: If the dates in question are far apart, Excel will fill in uniformly the scale data on the axes. To ... | |
| Excel Formula Question - Probably Simple | 5/29/2007 |
| Q: This may be an easily answered question and I apologize ahead of time for that. I have a worksheet ... A: Assumption: Sheet1 Columns- A(Code), B(Deptt), C(Description), D(Quantity), E(Rate), F(Total Amount ... | |
| pivot table | 5/25/2007 |
| Q: I have a question regarding pivot tables I have a pivot table however i understand that i cannot ... A: I am not sure if I have understood the question properly. You cannot make changes to Pivot Table as ... | |
| Combinations | 5/24/2007 |
| Q: "Hie Tushar i have data in two colums say A and B. where A are debits and c are credits. at the end ... A: Though the question is not fully clear, I am answering on the basis of a statement "a macro that can ... | |
| Insert row | 3/19/2007 |
| Q: pls could you tell me how I insert a row so that a formula in that row is automatically copied into ... A: Try this- 1. Slect the row you need to copy 2. Right Click --> Copy 3. Select the row above which ... | |
| Excel | 3/13/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to find out how to make calculations under certain conditions. For example, lets say ... A: Try to add an extra column with a formula- =WEEKDAY(A2,2)<6 You will notice that all weekdays are ... | |
| Automated range selection in lookup table | 2/26/2007 |
| Q: I have a table of cash forecasts for various product lines. The left most column is the date. ... A: Though it requires a additional column, I suggest following. ASSUMPTION: Range A2:A29 contains dates ... | |
| Macro for inserting spaces in a telephone number string | 1/10/2007 |
| Q: The telephone and fax number fields have numbers with no spaces. I have tried to record a macro ... A: .. I can help you with the macro but my question is why not do it by a formula. Assuming a number ... | |
| How to sum | 1/9/2007 |
| Q: In that sheet I want the sum of the columns (column A, Column B, Column C, Column D) respective sum ... A: Fear Jothi, Why are you using MACRO? This can be done simply by formulae. Does the need arise ... | |
| Lookup and Match two lots of data | 9/11/2006 |
| Q: I have extracted from a database a list of Software Items in Column A and what Hardware Item they ... A: 1. I suggest you create a new column at both places by concatenating two columns to get ... | |
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